I did a cool survey last week with my age-groupers; I asked them all to tell me what they thought about when they swim in practice, and what they think about when they swim in a meet. I got answers ranging from boyfriends/girlfriends, homework, and music.
So, I'm curious....what do all of you think about when you swim?
Parents
Former Member
I am almost always thinking about technique points.
Freestyle
- Kicking power and tempo
- Hold streamline
- When do I break out?
- Extend in front
- High elbows, pull and recovery
- Clean hand entry
- Head position
- Grip the water
- When to breathe?
- What arm to finish with?
Butterfly
- Hand width at entry
- Low chin to breathe
- Don't splash
- Don't move vertically
- Relax
- Butterfly is freaking awesome
Breaststroke
- What the hell is going on?
I am almost always thinking about technique points.
Freestyle
- Kicking power and tempo
- Hold streamline
- When do I break out?
- Extend in front
- High elbows, pull and recovery
- Clean hand entry
- Head position
- Grip the water
- When to breathe?
- What arm to finish with?
Butterfly
- Hand width at entry
- Low chin to breathe
- Don't splash
- Don't move vertically
- Relax
- Butterfly is freaking awesome
Breaststroke
- What the hell is going on?
